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Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet - Collomia linearis


Family: Polemoniaceae - Phlox family Genus Common Name: Trumpet Flower Native Status: NativeDicot Annual Herb
Collomia linearis - Narrowleaf Collomia, Tiny Trumpet, Narrow-leaf Mountain Trumpet. There are 13 species of Collomia in the United States, with all but Collomia linearis, the species presented here, being found exclusively in the western half of the United States. C. linearis is found in the west as well as the rest of the northern United States and most of Canada. While it is native in Canada and the 32 of the lower 48 states where it is found, it is an introduced species in Hawaii and Alaska.

Found in:
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY

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Collomia linearis

Distribution of Collomia linearis in the United States and Canada:
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Site: Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID Date: 2011-June-21Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Nikon D7000
Tamron AP AF 90MM Macro
The small, trumpet-shaped flowers of Narrowleaf Collomia are usually pink or sometimes white. They may be up to 1/2 inch long, and less than that from petal-tip to petal-tip. There are usually between 7 and 20 flowers in the inflorescence.
Collomia linearis

Site: Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID Date: 2011-June-21Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000
Collomia linearis grows to about 15 inches tall, and is usually unbranched except perhaps near the top of the plant. The cauline (stem) leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, and are pretty much the same size all the way up to the bracts which subtend the terminal inflorescence. The stem and underside of the leaves are normally hairy, and the upper surface of the leaves are normally smooth. There are also basal leaves.
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Collomia linearis

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Collomia linearis initially published on USWildflowers.com 2012-07-27; Updated 2017-03-02

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